And all the stories had, somewhere, the witch. The wicked old witch. And Tiffany had thought: Where's the evidence?

And we don't often get any wading birds in the River Ankh, mainly because the pollution would eat their legs away and anyway, it's easier for them to walk on the surface.

I thought it very strange, and very sad, that the fairy kingdom largely appears to be English. I thought it was time for some regional representation. And the Nac Mac Feegle are, well, they're like tiny little Scottish Smurfs who have seen Braveheart altogether too many times.

I don't read an awful lot of fiction and when I do, it tends to be lightweight stuff.

Tourist, Rincewind decided, meant ‘idiot.

A push-and-go wooden duck on wheels can cause quite a lot of damage if wielded with enough force.

It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country," he read. "This means that both you and he have exactly the same aim in mind.